From middle position, Max Altergott raised to 23,000. Marvin Rettenmaier called from the big blind, and then both players checked the flop to see the land on the turn. Rettenmaier led for 33,000, and Altergott called.
The river was the to finish the board, and Rettenmaier moved all in for 102,000. Altergott folded, and was left with under 400,000 in chips.
After Martin Jacobson raised to 22,000 from under the gun plus one, Tobias Reinkemeier reraised all in from the small blind for 180,000. Jacobson quickly called with the . He was up against the for Reinkemeier.
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Jacobson's queens held to give him the knockout of Reinkemeier in eighth place. Reinkemeier earned AU$55,000 for his finish.
Marvin Rettenmaier raised to 23,000 from the cutoff seat, and Scott Seiver made the call on the button to see the flop come down . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Rettenmaier bet 32,000, and Seiver made the call.
The river completed the board with the . After Rettenmaier checked, Seiver bet 48,000. Rettenmaier folded, and Seiver scooped up the pot.
Martin Jacobson raised to 22,000 from the hijack seat, and Dan Shak reraised to 100,000 from the cutoff. On the button was Dan Smith, and he moved all in for 269,000. After Jacobson folded, Shak called.
Shak held the , but it was the in the lead for Smith, as he looked to double up.
The board ran out , and Smith had earned the double up.
A few hands after Dan Shak's elimination, Jason Mercier asked the table whether or not they would be interested in a chop. At first some of the players were skeptical, but after Scott Seiver plugged the chip counts into an ICM calculator they started to come around.
Everyone but Max Altergott agreed to the deal, giving every player more than third place money, and after a bit of convincing from Mercier, the German finally agreed as well.
Player
Prize
Martin Jacobson
$285,921
Dan Smith
$278,414
Scott Seiver
$265,538
Jason Mercier
$263,342
Max Altergott
$241,785
*Crown Casino does not facilitate chops
The players will not leave any of the prize money for first place, and have agreed to raise the blinds every orbit.
flop to see the 
land on the turn. Rettenmaier led for 33,000, and Altergott called.
to finish the board, and Rettenmaier moved all in for 102,000. Altergott folded, and was left with under 400,000 in chips.
. He was up against the 
for Reinkemeier.
, and Jacobson's queens held to give him the knockout of Reinkemeier in eighth place. Reinkemeier earned AU$55,000 for his finish.
. Both players checked, and the turn was the 
. Rettenmaier bet 32,000, and Seiver made the call.
. After Rettenmaier checked, Seiver bet 48,000. Rettenmaier folded, and Seiver scooped up the pot.
, and Rettenmaier was eliminated in seventh place for AU$70,000.
in the lead for Smith, as he looked to double up.
, and Smith had earned the double up.
for Dan Smith. The board ran out 
